New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-26
AMONG THE OATSKILLS.
HOTELS AND BOARDING HOUSES OPEN FOR
THE SEASON.

CHANGES IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FACILI-
TIEs-MUsIcAL ARRANGEMENTS
KINGSTON, June 22.Nature never made the Catskills
beautiful than they now series OF copious
and saturated every nook and crevce
of the rugged slopes Every stream and rvulet run
ming over The foliage charmingy fresh and the wild
flowers are abundant Another season has now opened
auspciousy for this favorte region The popreors OF
the resorts report excellent prospects at all
points Nearly all the houses already open ana there
is fair sprnklng OF guests throughout the range But
Il must remembered that the Catskil region Is de-
cedly cool resort and hence the begins later
than at other points Very little business Is ever
done or expected before July and every landlord woud
be glad TO defer his opening until then and save money
were not few early and sensible visitors VINO
always want get bit OF June in the mountains Many
improvements have made and additional facilities
for entertainment provided since last year, though no
large new houses have built with the exception OF
the new Breeze at Hunter which replaces the one
by fire last season. The house has rooms
for over 200 guests and nicely fitted The Grand View
House at windham burned a few weeks ago.
The town OF shandaken, in the Southern Catskis In
which arc many leading and popular resorts has so ar
refused to grant licenses for the sale OF liquor The
Grand Hotel partly In this reformatory town. but tho
other portion stands Delaware County SOIL inns,
the bar already located in Delaware as IL prooaoy
f. at least one end OF it, 1t readily bo moved over OF
the intoxicating beverages be kept in the Delaware
end.
How to reach all these summer comforts and pleasures
ia now no problem The Intervention OF steam has
brought the Catsklls within four or five hours OF New"
York and this time distance Is being gradually snort
ened each year. The West Shore Railway, connecuhs
with the Ulster and Delaware at Kingston or tho cats
kill Mountain Road at Catski is the shortest QUICKEST
and most direct route The fast Cask special trains
will bs nut on tomorrow and the paror and sleeping
cars will run through to the Summit The west snore
makes speciality OF the Catskill traffic. when prao'
cay conceded to 1t by tho ewYork Central In vie" OF
its superior position handle It eKpoditiousy ls ne"
tracks from weehawken to Jersey City now complete
the connection with the South and West Very Tow stops
are made by the specials emerging from the
Haverstraw tunnel the rme is fully taken up WIN tue
picturesque details OF the river Then from Kingston the
Ulster and Delaware trains whr visitors up among the
mountains speedily and through charming valley
which Is thlckly dotted with hotels and boardnghouses
throughout its entire length Al Ph9nicla the SONY
Glove trains begin the climb OF that narrow anu Deaut
ful rocky pass which leads 10 the numerous resorts Oh
Hunter. Taunersville AMI the Kaatersku region, Dy
way of the Kaa,erskl Road The stony Glove and the
Kaaterss engine; are a,y t raSo 10 xeeent time
From Catski station and landing trains on the oa
kill Mountain Railway wind up 10 the base OF the noun
tains through romantic and picturesque glens ana
rural landscape with much regularity anu com
speed The Palenve region at the terminus Dut .ne
Raaterskill the Beach Mountain House, Lawrence
House and others In that are yet stagerlae swV anu
decidedly uphill But the roads are good anu the seen
Reside the rail routes the Catsks OF course are the
usual number OF river both day and MI hes
When pressed for time many prefer thls caarmhhS
sail up river. landing either at Kingston or 0aIsk.
and these boats receive large share OF this uahc an
tc Kaacrskll ye remains tho largest resort in the
CatsklA II has done much for the Catskils increasing
the patronage OF every Otnor resort, and IS DOING uc
Tor the visiting public W. J. Paige, the MANAGER Is
again in charge for tho fourth successive season lie
opened his hospable doors this morning ana Is reaay 70
Thoh has added so much TO the pleasures of Kaaerkil
lie in the past win arrive In few DAYS me a ups1a
drives aud all the rare attractions anlar 70 VISITORS
are again In ana GT 20 b season Hmercan
Society OF Cyh Engineers will be held there 5egnins
on Friday ana lasting ho ~Scf and mann ppennent
names from Philadelphia aud other cities are Included
Among me HeTnPE Pfc cpr5o are Zone, and FAMILY H. l.
Dyer aud family. Mrs. C. {. Lord ana daughter, captain
oi S tr,rblt and wife of the Belgian Legation
Walter Watson and family j. s. Hart ana iamly' ana
The Grand Hotel on Summit Mountain opens on We'd
nesday next IL Is the great attraction OF inc Ulster
Kaaterskill This resort has been most popular one
from the first IL IS reached by rail direct without
change Visitors landed ON the summit and may step
from The paror the hotel grounds at once Cap
tain Gillette will he missed the presiding genius here
place viii be alled by H. 8 Denson. the former popular
clerk, In conjunction with the Messrs. Cornell,
leader OF the Union square Theatre will bring hi, baton
here and preside ovcr the orchestra as usual inS
mountain view from these broad pazzss very EXTENDED
Te o Mountain House at Pine Orchard opened last
Monday for its sixtyfourth season There no change
n The nor i'm the house itself The famous
valley view from the rock In mid air fronting TINS hotel
ia wholly and the many natural attractions
that have clustered this historic place for so many
wears need not be extOled , , ,,..
Down at the Kaaerskill Fails Il the iaurel hpnso,
where many families hnd rest ana eohlot eI, ,X
season The manager and owner, j. j. Schultz IS SUI
there with genial welcome for al comers Inc ia,is
arc now beautiful in their pentude OF water, ana taS
enlarged hotel above them Is u fayorite resort WIN
visitors ,,.-, - .oorir M
Colonel James Smith again opens bis doors Tor the sum-
nrr on Wednesday His guests always have tue coocst
DIR and the most extended view In the range ana he
looks down upon all his neighbors almost 300 ieel'
There Il ample chance for cloud studies at the overlook
He says the IederkranZ Singing society VIII WISH Nun
about the middle OF July, on tour among .ne o ing
Catskill resorts feature at the overlook thls
season will be gee club composed OF hotel employees
Meades is popular hotel half way up this mountain
awayc full Of guests ,,, r,,h
The Tremper House Mt PhGnlcia is already OPEN Win
good PROSPECT for its usual steady patronage. Inc
Grant House and Prospect Park near CatsN vi!iago
are large houses with an established patron
aoe Then there are hundreds hotels and board
Ing houses scattered throughout the Greene county anu
the Ulster Catsks each having attractions winch co
mend them TO Visitors